Cx-5 debadge or not ?

[blackcx5]

I'm really digging the debadge look especially on this matte grey CX-5 , thoughts ?

I've got a 2016 black CX-5 and figure if I'm going to do it better do it soon,

I've debadged other previous cars but on some I waited too long and you can see a obvious paint fade due to weathering vs the paint covered by the badges

Also, anyone know where to get color matched trunk lid spoiler like this white CX-5 ? the rear bumper with the fake exhaust looks stupid but the trunk lid spoiler looks nice:

 

[chavy]

https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/44904

that's your best bet

as for the debadge get a detailer to do a paint correction on the area

 

[Crashed_Ice]

Some cars look great de-badged, others I feel look kinda naked without them.
With the CX5 I kinda think they don't look too great without the badges.

It looks clean for sure but I like the idea of doing dark badges (plasti-dip / paint) the badges on there myself. Thats just my option though.

 

[batmancx]

don't think you can debadge 2017's unless you want peg holes.......



https://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123826557-What-Did-You-Do-for-Your-CX-5-Today/page226

 

[doopie]

don't think you can debadge 2017's unless you want peg holes.......

Wow! (boom05) That sucks.
I debadged. Looks cleaner.

 

[vessel]

I debadged my 2016.5 - definitely the right choice. I hate logos, it looks way better without them.

 

[batmancx]

don't think you can debadge 2017's unless you want peg holes.......



https://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123826557-What-Did-You-Do-for-Your-CX-5-Today/page226

peg holes after debadging look horrible, looks like the owner put them back on after plastic dipping them....

 

[SoulArmored]

Check out my build thread and has pictures of my 2016.5 Debadged.

 

[Mike_R]

Definitely remove the Skyactive badge. That thing is just ugly. Definitely keep the Mazda logo. And I'm undecided on the CX-5 so it stays for now. I took the Skyactive badge off using a hair dryer and fishing line and it definitely scratched the clear coat, as I predicted, but I was detailing it anyways so the scratches were all removed with the same process as I was doing over the whole car.

 

[Mike_R]

And you can plastidip them right on the car. I think I might do that as I feel like it's a compromise between removing them and keeping them.
https://youtu.be/u8Gfd46AxLw

 

[NelsonLewis]

And you can plastidip them right on the car. I think I might do that as I feel like it's a compromise between removing them and keeping them.
https://youtu.be/u8Gfd46AxLw

Riced out to me, but to each their own.

 

[erhayes]

I like my MAZDA badges. I leave that Juvenal stuff to the ricers. Ed